Mascha מאשה
Mascha is a first name, written מאשה in Hebrew (female given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 101,077 sequences of Mascha, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 23:17); chance alone would give about 102,248.
- Found in the Torah
- 101,077
- Chance alone
- 102,248
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 101,077 sequences of מאשה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 102,248).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 23:17, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,076,976 sequences of מאשה, against about 1,065,412 from chance alone.
- Genesis 21,354
- Exodus 22,943
- Leviticus 16,693
- Numbers 23,384
- Deuteronomy 16,703
The shortest skips
וַיָּקָם שְׂדֵה עֶפְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי מַמְרֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־גְּבֻלוֹ סָבִֽיב
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,162Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בָּנָיו אֶל־מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה אֶל־שְׂדֵה עֶפְרֹן בֶּן־צֹחַר הַֽחִתִּי אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי מַמְרֵֽא
And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,250Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּזְרַע יִצְחָק בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיִּמְצָא בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים וַֽיְבָרֲכֵהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundred-fold; and the LORD blessed him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,069Open in the laboratory →
שָׁמָּה קָֽבְרוּ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וְאֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שָׁמָּה קָבְרוּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֵת רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ וְשָׁמָּה קָבַרְתִּי אֶת־לֵאָֽה
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,517Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח הָעֵז אֶֽת־מִקְנְךָ וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לְךָ בַּשָּׂדֶה כָּל־הָאָדָם וְהַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶֽׁר־יִמָּצֵא בַשָּׂדֶה וְלֹא יֵֽאָסֵף הַבַּיְתָה וְיָרַד עֲלֵהֶם הַבָּרָד וָמֵֽתוּ
Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,632Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 327,537 sequences of מאשה at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 325,363); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.0 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 21,354
- Exodus 22,943
- Leviticus 16,693
- Numbers 23,384
- Deuteronomy 18,071
- Joshua 11,437
- Judges 11,422
- Samuel 27,835
- Kings 32,418
- Isaiah 13,920
- Jeremiah 24,917
- Ezekiel 19,577
- The Twelve 15,165
- Psalms 11,419
- Proverbs 3,612
- Job 4,565
- Song of Songs 909
- Ruth 946
- Lamentations 1,233
- Ecclesiastes 3,322
- Esther 3,548
- Daniel 4,434
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,858
- Chronicles 24,555
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא מֵהֶם כִּי בְיָדְךָ נְתַתִּים לֹֽא־יַעֲמֹד אִישׁ מֵהֶם בְּפָנֶֽיךָ
And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘Fear them not; for I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand against thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 319,975Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה נֻתַּץ מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו כֹּרָתָה וְאֵת הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי הֹֽעֲלָה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַבָּנֽוּי
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,929Open in the laboratory →
עַתָּה רֽוּץ־נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר־לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם
Run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?’ And she answered: ‘It is well.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 533,939Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מאשה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as מאשה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 346.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 21:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Mascha in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 101,077 sequences of מאשה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 102,248).
What is the shortest skip for Mascha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 23:17 — the shortest of 101,077 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 102,248.
How is Mascha spelled in Hebrew?
Mascha is spelled מאשה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 346.
Is Mascha in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 327,537 sequences of מאשה at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 325,363); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.0 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 102,248 here) beside the count.